The prevalence and determinants of home accidents among older men and women in Türkiye [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground The population is aging, and cases of geriatric trauma are becoming increasingly common. Home accidents represent a significant public health problem for older individuals.
Mevlana Gul +3 more
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Mothers’ safety attitudes towards home accidents and their self-efficacy on first aid in 0–6 years old children [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackround The study was planned to evaluate the safety attitudes of mothers with children aged 0–6 years towards home accidents and their self-efficacy in first aid.
Mehmet Ali Şen +2 more
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Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 BackgroundAccidental injuries are the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in children globally and most of them occur at home. To save life and prevent sequelae, domestic helpers (DHs) require providing emergency management (i.e., first aid) to ...
Jonathan Ka-Ming Ho +5 more
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Home Accidents among Children: A Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Center in Oman [PDF]
Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: We sought to identify the prevalence, commonest causes, and severity of home accident injuries and their effects on children who present to the emergency department (ED) of a university-tertiary hospital in Oman.
Alya Al Rumhi +3 more
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Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2023 Aim:There have been no national and international assessment tools for home accidents, and the majority of the studies evaluating the awareness of home accidents have been conducted using questionnaires.Methods:The study was conducted methodologically. A
Eda Gulbetekin, Fatma Guducu Tufekci
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The Association Between Sleep and Home Accidents Among Preschool Children in Türkiye: A Case–Control Study [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Both home accidents and sleep problems are prevalent health issues among young children. This study aimed to investigate the association between the sleep characteristics of both preschool children and their mothers and the occurrence of home
Fatma Durak, Özlem Tezol
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Reflection of Childhood Home Accidents on the Press News During the Pandemic
Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 2023 Purpose: Home accidents are one of the important causes of mortality and morbidity in childhood. Schools were closed on March 16, 2020, after the first case of Covid-19. This study aimed to examine the effect of school closure on childhood home accidents
Seda DEMİRCİ, Asya Banu BABAOĞLU
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Infant and adolescent deaths in Istanbul due to home accidents
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2005 Adolescent and infant deaths due to home accidents pose an important social problem and can be prevented significantly by appropriate measures.
Mahmut Aşirdizer +3 more
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Virtual reality-based home accident control simulation combined with first aid training to enhance awareness in parents of children with special needs: protocol for a single-group pre-post quasi-experimental study [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Children with special needs frequently experience accidents and injuries due to motor control difficulties. The most common home accidents include falls, burns, poisoning, drowning and choking.
Gonul Ertunc Gulcelik +4 more
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Home Accidents in the Elderly in Turkey
Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2006 Houses may accommodate environmental barriers that pose a risk for older people. This study aimed to identify the main characteristics of the dwellings of the elderly, and to assess the impact of those on home accidents. In that cross-sectional study, 3,277 people over 60 years of age living in Aydin province of Turkey were evaluated in December 2004 ...
Evci, E. Didem +2 more
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